Splatterhouse (0)

Overview

Splatterhouse is the first in a series of games detailing the trials and tribulations of young , who is determined to save his girlfriend from the clutches of evil. Rick utilizes the awesome power of the ancient Mayan ("Hell Mask" in some versions of the game) and a few random , , , etc. to destroy legions of -born foes. Upon finding , she turns into a monster whom Rick is forced to kill. Rick eventually escapes the burning but not before defeating the soul of its previous resident. In the final moments of the game the player is shown that perhaps the horror isn't over yet...

This was the video game to come with a parental advisory warning. licensed the game to for distribution in , but the game proved to be there due to its and as well as references to symbols such as the . As a result, the game was eventually in the after Atari had distributed a hundred cabinets there. Nevertheless, the port was released in the US, but was heavily toned down compared to the arcade original.

Versions

• The 1992 port is the only home version which is a perfect conversion of the original game (not including the inclusion with the / ).
• The version is heavily censored and edited for and . However most of the gore removal could be said to be the result of the graphical limitations rather than censoring.
• The TurboGrafx-16 version has a warning label on the bottom left that states "The horrifying theme of this game may be inappropriate for young children...and cowards."
• The most obvious graphical edit in the TurboGrafx version is being changed from white to red in order to make him look less like .
• Also in the TurboGrafx port, the inverted- is changed into another evil mask.
• An port was released on 18 November 2010. It has Arcade Mode and Splatter Rush Mode, where you fight of enemies non-stop in under two minutes. Scores can be uploaded to the Game Center leaderboards.

External link

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